Greater quaking grass
Briza maxima
Common Name: Greater quaking grass
Genus: Briza
Species: maxima
Category: Annuals & Biennials
Height: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Spread: 0.25 m (25 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Growth Rate: Fast growing
Flowering Period: May to August
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Bronze, Brown, Green
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Features: Makes good cut flowers, Has interesting foliage
Graceful green locket-shaped flowers tinged reddish-brown or purplish-grey turning straw-coloured when ripe. This lovely annual ornamental grass is perfect for a sunny well-drained border or wildflower garden where the lockets will rustle and shimmer in the slightest breeze. Originating from the Mediterranean it is larger and coarser than its perennial cousin and given the right conditions it can self-seed prolifically. The flowers are great for adding to naturalised dried flower arrangements.
- Garden care: Easy to care for in a sunny spot with well drained soil resist tidying them up in autumn as their seed-heads are highly decorative.
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